The Nordic countries of Finland and Sweden have both changed regulations on alcohol sales in recent weeks. Both have state-run alcohol monopoly systems in place; Alko in Finland and Systembolaget in ...

A ransomware attack on a Swedish logistics company has prompted warnings from the country’s sole liquor retailer that its top shelves in stores around the country may be empty by the end of the week.

Cardamom has been a key spice in Swedish culture since medieval times, and now its popularity in soft, fluffy Swedish buns is taking the pastry global.

Like Systembolaget in Sweden and Alko in Finland, the monopoly levies heavy duties on booze; they were all set up to discourage drunkenness. In Norway it’s a fixed markup of the equivalent of 54 p on ...

People walk past Systembolaget, a government-owned chain of liquor store and only retail store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that contain more than 3.5% alcohol by volume, in Stockholm ...

The Swedish alcohol chain Systembolaget has trialled home delivery in select areas since 2019, but soon the service will be available for all Swedish regions.

Swedish conservative opposition leaders have sparked debate about the country's alcohol monopoly and tacos (bear with us) after calling for Systembolaget to be open on Sundays.

Systembolaget CIO Mattias Forsberg says IT and business need to have a relationship of co-operation and expects every successful IT project to include some pain.